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What year is it? (ani.social)
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[–] 41 points 2 years ago (8 children)

So, what would somebody say the year was if they were asked at that point?

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  • [–] [S] 100 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    A universal calendar hasn't been established yet so it would depend on where you are.

    For example today in 59 BC under the Athenian calendar would be 17 of Thargelion, Ol.180.1

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Consulship of Caesar and Bibulus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59_BC lists some options of how it would be called in various places

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In Egypt they would say the 8th year of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No they wouldn’t. They would say something similar BUT IN OLDE WORLDY EGYPTIAN.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    59 BC is actually pretty close to coptic I'd bet for spoken language (though officially it wouldn't be called coptic with consistent Greek script until the third century). At least in the sense that vulgar Latin was close to Italian.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Pretty sure they would respond, "Get away from me, demon! Stop talking in tongues!"

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wikipedia says 695 Ab urbe condita.

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